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大学英语精读1

18上《大学英语精读

（1）》考前辅导答案

1、单选题（每题2分，共20分）

1.Itcostheralotofmoney,butshedoesn’tregret（）ayeartravelingaroundtheworld.

AtohavespentBtospendCspentDspending

2.（　　　）hissurprise,themanagerfoundnobodyinthemeetingroom.

A.AtB.ToC.ForD.With

3.（）hewasseriouslyill,Iwouldn’thavetoldhimthetruth.

A.IfIknewB.IfIknow

C.HadIknownD.DidIknow

4.Althoughhedidnotfeelwell,heinsisted（）goingtheretogetherwithus.

AtoBonCatDfor

5.I’mstillunabletomakemyself（）inthediscussion,whichworriesmealot.

AtobeunderstoodBunderstanding

CunderstoodDunderstand

6.Wewereallexcitedatthenews（）ourannualsaleshadmorethandoubled.

AwhichBthatCitDwhat

7.（）,wewentswimmingintheriver.

A.ThedaybeingveryhotB.Ithasaveryhotday

C.ThedaywasveryhotD.Beingaveryhotday

8.Attheinternationalconference,thefamousscientistgaveanexcellentreport（）onhisrecentexperiment.

AbasingBbasedCtobebasedDtobase

9.Thepolicemansawthethief（　　　）heappearedonthestreetcorner.

AnotuntilBaslongasCthemomentDonlyif

10.Thiscompanyhastwobranches:

oneinParisand（　　　）inNewYork.

A.anotherB.oneotherCtheotherDother

2、阅读理解（每题2分，共30分）

Passage1

AcupuncturehasbeenpracticedinChinaformorethan2,000years,butitsuseintheWesternworldisstillverynew.SeveralhospitalsintheUnitedStatesarenowexperimentingwithacupunctureasawayoftreatingpain.

AnAmericanjournalistwhostoodbesideapatientduringanoperationinShanghairecentlydescribedtheprocessanditseffects.Tokeepthepatientfromfeelingpainduringtheoperation,fourneedleswereused,eachaboutaninchandahalflong.Twoneedleswereinsertedundertheskinoneachsideofthepatient’sneck.Thetopoftheneedleswereattachedtowireswhichledtoasmallelectricaldevice.

Throughouttheoperationthepatienttalkedcalmlytothosestandingaroundhim,insistingthathefeltperfectlynormal.

Howdoesacupuncturework?

Howisitabletokeepapatientfromfeelingpain?

Noverysatisfactoryanswerhasbeengiven,butthereareatleastthreetheories.

Somedoctorsbelievethatacupuncturesomehowproducesaneffectuponthecentralnervoussystem.Othersbelievethatacupunctureproducesachemicalchangeinthebody’sfluids.Stillanothertheoryisthattheneedlesmakecontactwithanunknownsystemofenergyinthebodywhichtravelsalongcertainroutesundertheskin.Thetrueexplanationmaybeoneoftheseoracombinationofmorethanone.Oritmaybesomethingentirelydifferent.

11.HowlonghasacupuncturebeenpractisedinChina?

A.For200years.B.Forabout200years.

C.Forover2,000years.D.Fornearly2,000years.

12.WhataredoctorsintheUnitedStatesdoingwithacupuncture?

A.Theyaretryingtouseitasanewwaytotreatdiseases.

B.Theyaretryingtouseitasananesthesia（麻醉）inoperation.

C.Theyaretryingtouseittorelievepain.

D.Theyaretryingtouseitasameanstounderstandthehumannervoussystem.

13.WhydidtheAmericanjournalistgotoaShanghaihospital?

A.Toobservehowacupunctureisusedinanoperation.

B.Totalktoapatientwhohasanoperationwithacupunctureasanesthesia.

C.Tolearnhowacupuncturecanrelievepain.

D.Toseewhattheacupunctureneedlesarelike.

14.HowmuchdoWesternersunderstandtheworkofacupuncture?

A.Theystillfinditentirelyamystery.

B.Theyareabletoexplainhowandwhyitworksintheory.

C.Theyareratherskepticalaboutit.

D.Theyhaven’tfoundsatisfactoryanswersastohowitworks.

15.Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?

A.Acupunctureisnowpracticedallovertheworld.

B.Whatmakesacupunctureworkcanneverbeexplained.

C.WesterndoctorsareinterestedintraditionalChinesemedicalpractices.

D.Acupunctureisusedaswidelyasitwasinancienttimes.

Passage2

I’dbejustashappyiftheypassedalawtomorrowmakingtipping（小费）illegal.

Thereareallsortsofthingswrongwithtipping.Itputsbothtipperandtippeeinabadposition.WhyshouldanyonehavetodependonwhatIchoosetogivethemfortheirservices?

WhoamItoleaveadollarundermyplateforthewaiterasifIwasdoinghimabigfavor?

Ihatetipping.

Thefirstthingwrongisthatmostofusdon’tknowwhototiporhowmuch.Wedon’twanthimtothinkwe’recheapskates（小气鬼）,andwedon’twanttolookasthoughwe’refromoutoftownbytippingtoomuch.Wejustknowwe’resupposedtodoit.

Ieatinalotofrestaurantsduringthecourseofayear,andthetipIleavethewaiterorwaitressveryseldombearsanyrelationshiptothequalityofserviceIget.IleavethesametipforgoodserviceandIdoforbad.Occasionallywhenserviceisreallyterrible,I’llshavethetiptothesociallyacceptableminimumbutneverbelowthat.I’macowardwhenitcomestotipping.

YearsagoGeorgeBernardShawateinarestaurantinNewYorkandtheservicewasterrible.Thewaiterignoredhim,gottheordersmixedupandwasrude.Afterthemeal,Shawpaidthecheckandashewasleavinghelookedthewaiterintheeyeanddroppedafifty-dollarbillonthetable.

“ThisiswhatItipforbadservice,”Shawsaid.

Theword“TIPS”issupposedtohavecomefromthelettersofthewords“ToInsurePromptService”.Idon’tknowwhetherthat’strueornot.AllIknowisitdoesn’thelptheserviceatallandweoughttodropthecustom.

TherearealotofsmalltownsintheUnitedStateswherenoonewoulddreamoftippingsomeone.That’sthewayitoughttobe,butinthebigcitiesyou’reexpectedtotiphalfthepeopleyoumeet.Inahoteltherearealwaysalotofpeopledoingthingsforyouthatyou’dratherdoyourself,becausethey’relookingforatip.Whenthereareninetaxicabsinalineoutsidethehotel,Idon’tneedadoormanwhistlinghisheadofftogetmeone.Iresenttippingdoormenfordoingalmostnothing.

AfriendofminespentseveraldaysatthefancyGreenbrierHotelinWestVirginiaonce,andashewasleavingheheldadollartoadoormanwhohadn’tdoneanythingforhimandsaid,“Doyouhavesomechange?

”

Thedoormanlookedatmyfriendandsaid,“Sir,attheGreenbrier,adollarischange.”

Severaltimesayear,Ifindmyselfinanexpensiverestaurantthathasawashroomattendant.I’mperfectlycapableofwashinganddryingmyownhandswithouthavinganattendanthandmeatowel,andIthinktheestablishmentshouldpaysomeonetokeeptheplaceneatandcleanwithoutmakingtheclientspayforitwithtips.Theattendantusuallyhasfourorfiveone-dollarbillsinadish,asifthat’swhatyou’reexpectedtoleave.

Idon’thavemyshoesshinedanymorebecauseitcoststoomuchtotip.I’veneverknownhowmuchtogivethecaptainintherestaurantwithawashroomattendantandifIhavetotipaheadwaitertendollarsforagoodtable,I’mgoingtoeatsomeplaceelse.

I’dliketoputanendtoalltipping,butIdon’tdarestartthemovementallbymyself.

16.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardtipping?

A.Hethinksitissociallyacceptableinbigcities.

B.Hethinksitisanemployer’sjobtotiphisemployeeshandsomely.

C.Hethinksitisterribletogiveawaymoneyinsuchawastefulway.

D.Hethinksitputsbothpartiesinvolvedinanawkwardsituation.

17.Whydomostpeopletiptheservicepeople,suchaswaitersandhotelattendants,accordingtotheauthor?

A.Theyaremostlygratefulfortheservicestheyhavereceived.

B.Theyknowtheservicepeoplearepoorlypaidanddependonthemfortheirliving.

C.Theyarecompelledtodoitbecausetheyknowthatiswhattheyareexpectedtodo.

D.Theyareafraidtooffendthepeoplewhohaveprovidedthemwithservices.

18.Whatcanyoulearnfromthetextabouttheauthor?

A.Hedinesmoreinrestaurantthanathome.

B.Heusuallyleavesthesameamountofmoneyforatipregardlessofthequalityoftheservice.

C.Heisfromasmalltownanddoesn’tknowhowtotipappropriately.

D.Hesometimesleavesnotipforabadservice.

19.WhatconclusionscanNOTbedrawnaboutthedoormanattheGreenbrierHotel?

A.Heissnobbishandconceited.

B.Heisusedtobigtips.

C.Heregardsonedollarasinsignificantassmallchange.

D.Hewouldfeelashamedtoreceiveatipfordoingnothing.

20.Whatistheauthor’stone?

A.Ironic.B.Humorous.C.Pessimistic.D.Helpless.

Passage3

Thekeytoagoodinterviewisthoroughpreparation.Ifyouhavepreparedyourselfwell,theinterviewwillmostlikelyrunsmoothlyandyouwillpresentyourselfconfidently.

Assoonasyouareinvitedtoattendaninterview,startresearchingfactsaboutthecompany,suchasthenumberofpersonsthecompanyemploys,specificfieldsinwhichitisinvolved.Workforwhichitisparticularlywellknown,itsmajorproductsandservices,locationofbranchoffices,andthecompany’sinvolvementincommunityactivities.Suchknowledgecanbeextremelyusefulduringtheinterview,becauseitpermitsyoutoaskintelligentquestionsatappropriateplaces--questionsthatindicatetotheinterviewerthatyouhavedoneyourhomework.

Youalsoneedtopreparefordifficultquestionsaninterviewermayasktotestyourreadinessfortheinterviewandthesincerity（真诚）ofyourapplication.Youmaybeasked:

1）Whydoyouwanttojoinourorganization?

2）Howdoyouthinkyoucancontributetoourcompany?

3）Whydoyouwanttoleaveyourpresentemployer?

4）Whatdoyouexpecttobedoinginfiveyears?

Tenyears?

Ifyouhavenotpreparedforsuchquestions,andsohesitatebeforeanswering,aninterviewermayinterpretyourhesitationtomean